Received: from sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.194] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-4.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1TPUV5-00051b-BC for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:33:43 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.215.47 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.215.47; envelope-from=laanwj@gmail.com; helo=mail-la0-f47.google.com; Received: from mail-la0-f47.google.com ([209.85.215.47]) by sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1TPUV4-0000Ve-Jz for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:33:43 +0000 Received: by mail-la0-f47.google.com with SMTP id h5so741569lam.34 for ; Sat, 20 Oct 2012 01:33:36 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.112.44.65 with SMTP id c1mr29127lbm.62.1350722015873; Sat, 20 Oct 2012 01:33:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.112.43.138 with HTTP; Sat, 20 Oct 2012 01:33:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5082561E.4030907@yahoo.com> References: <5082561E.4030907@yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:33:35 +0200 Message-ID: From: Wladimir To: Mark Lister Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Score: -1.6 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (laanwj[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1TPUV4-0000Ve-Jz Cc: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Hosting of compiled bitcoin client X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:33:43 -0000 On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Mark Lister wrote: >>The issue is not cryptography, it's "trade with sanctioned countries", > period, where making >>files available to download is considered trade. > > Spot on, in 2005 when I lived in (among other places) Sudan, Sourceforge > would block certain downloads (but not the project site). That said it > was trivial to bypass the restrictions then. I don't think it's related to these sanctions but to the Great Firewall of China, but sourceforge downloads are also blocked in China. Also quite easy to bypass though. Wladimir